kt shorb (BM, Oberlin Conservatory; MA, UT-Austin; PhD, UT-Austin) is a director, actor, and scholar. They were the founding producing artistic director of the Generic Ensemble Company. Directorial credits include: Ottone in Villa, Lucretia, L’incoronazione di Poppea, She Kills Monsters, black girl love: an adaptation project,  The Women of __, Carmen, 893 | Ya-ku-za, Scheherazade, and The Mikado: Reclaimed. Under kt’s leadership, GenEnCo’s work has earned multiple B. Iden Payne and Austin Critics’ Choice nominations. shorb grew up in Massachusetts, rural Japan, and Tokyo. They have taught at Southwestern University, UT-Austin, St. Edward’s University, and Allegheny College. They are Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance at Macalester College. They are recipient of a 2023-24 Social Science Research Council Arts Research with Communities of Color Fellowship to study and research Theater Mu. They currently serve as Vice President for the Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists.